Essential Ecological Risk Factors of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Rural Areas Kutai Kertanegara, Indonesia

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Essential Ecological Risk Factors of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Rural Areas Kutai Kertanegara, Indonesia

1.*Blego Sedionoto, 1Vivi Vilia Elvira, 2Witthaya Anamnart, 1Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health Mulawarman University, Samarinda, 75123, Indonesia 2Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Walailak University, Thasala, 80160, Thailand Corresponding Author*: blego.sedionoto@gmail.com Abstract Strongyloides stercoralis infections are still challenge in public health problem especially in developing countries where have ecological risk factors. In rural areas of Kutai Kertanegara regency have high risk of ecological factors of the prevalence S. stercoralis infections, A cross-sectional study was performed among 426 participants from rural community of Muarakaman District and Marangkayu Districts, Kutai Kertanegara Regency. In this study would show the infection rates, correlation analysis between environmental risk factors and prevalence of hookworm infection with statistical analysis. We performed a cross-sectional study among 426 participants from rural community of Muarakaman District and Marangkayu Districts, Kutai Kertanegara Regency East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. In this study used two diagnostic methods: Kato Katz and Koga agar plate culture/KAP culture for diagnosing of Strongyloides infections. Pearson chi-square analysis was used for study correlation between ecological risk factors with S stercoralis infection. S stercoralis infections were found in this study; 34 (8.0%), Ecological risk factors have significant correlation and high odd ratio of prevalence of S. strercoralis infections. Essential ecological risk factors of the infections should use for preventing program of reduction prevalence of S stercoralis infections.

Keywords: S. stercoralis, Ecological factors, Rural areas, Kutai Kertanegara